
It's clear that the top wants to show a lot of affection but the uke doesn't like pda at all. So the seme knows he has to respect the uke. So that's why he says that he's not mad at him but himself. Also the fact that the uke isn't as affectionate as the seme and was literally okay with someone else holding his man's hand.

I fucking love all of them! The MC cracks me up. He's so innocent and just don't know that his sweet and kind stuff he says and does comes across as flirty. And the ML thinks that's he's been flirted with and gets all flustered. All of this cracks me up.
Also, I don't think this is a slow burner, I think it's actually taking time to let the readers know everyone's personality and how they act. I like this type of style.
Man really doing everything to get his man back. It's actually really cute that he is doing this that his bf would do and remember things he told him.